Improvement in buckles



P. WHITNEY..

BUCKLES. No, 170,037. Patented Nv.1e,1a75.

N. PETRs, PMOTD-LITMUGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT` OFFICE.

BAUL WHITNEY, OF NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO LOUIS SANDERS, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUCKLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 170,037, dated November16, 1875; application filed October 11, 1875.

. To all whom it may concern:

lcity and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in AutomaticBuckles, of which the followingis a specification Buckles have been madewith a plate, to which one end of the strap is attached, and with asecond spring-plate, having hooksentering holes in the waist-belt orstrap. This, however, is not adapted to ashawl-strap, and is costly tomanufacture'. A shawl-strap has also been made with a loop, throughwhich the strap passes, and a spring beneath that carries a stud, whichpasses through a hole in the strap; but the spring is easily bent orbroken, and the stud loses its hold in consequence of the tension of thestrap tending to bend the stud and its spring.

I combine, with the buckle-plate and loop, a spring-,pawl that is hingedat one end, and provided with a bent arm, the swinging end oi' whichprojects through a hole in the plate.

By this construct-ion the pressure ofthe strap against the pawl isreceived upon the hinges `of the pawl, independent of the pawl-spring,

and the arm that moves such pawl is connected directly to it, and theymove together Without the risk of injuring the spring. y v This bucklemay be used upon shawl-straps, belts, or wherever convenient.

In the drawing, Figure l is a cross-section of the automatic buckle.Fig. 2 is a view of the pawl at the back of the plate, and Fig. 3 is aside elevation.

' The plate a is adapted to be secured to the bar of the shawlstrap, orto one end of a waist-belt, or otherwise. The metallic loop b and passesthrough the platea, and terminates as a stud, that can be depressed toliberate the strap from the pawl whenever so required.

This automatic buckle is very convenient, because by it the strap can beheld at any place to which it is drawn. The back of the pawl should beinclined, as shown, so that the same will be depressed by the strap asit is 4drawn along in tightening said strap. The

plate ais struck up into a segment of a globe,

as at l, and this is perforated atopposite edges to receive the ring mfor the handle. This construction gives the necessary space for the ringto swing, allows the vring to be entirely circular, and also isornamental in app arance.

I claim as my invention'- The combination, with the buckle-plate a,

loop b, and pawl c, of the hinges z' and bent arm r, the latterconnected with the pawl, and having one end passed through a hole in theplate a, as and for the purposes set forth.

Signed by me this 8th day of October, A. D. 1875.

PAUL WHITNEY.

Witnesses:. Y

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, CEAS. H. SMITH.

